bringing my old pb g4 back to life.

i finally removed my old pb g4 frm some old top shelf,as i needed a basic laptop in my office.

specs....
pb g4 1.1ghz
256mb ram
15''
60gb
battery is ****..need to remove the battery and plug in to the mains for it to start up
no wifi
bluetooth is working
running 10.3.9

my problem.....
i have a dlink pcmcia wifi card..it detects it and an icon appears but cant start the card

i have a dlink usb wifi as well..it does not even powerup in either of the usb's.

my 1gb pendrive works, but 8gb does not even power up.

what i intend on doing....
upgrading ram to max

getting wifi working with pcmcia or usb

upgrading os

running windows xp

my questions/help needed......
1.can i upgrade to leopard?
2. where can i get drivers for dlink pcmcia wifi card
3.can i run windows xp..how fast will it be [i use vmware
on my mb with 2gb and its perfect]
4. can anyone suggest the cheapest online place to buy a replacement battery.

i am ready to experiment with any new software /method...i got nithing to lose....

i finally removed my old pb g4 frm some old top shelf,as i needed a basic laptop in my office.

specs....
pb g4 1.1ghz
256mb ram
15''
60gb
battery is ****..need to remove the battery and plug in to the mains for it to start up
no wifi
bluetooth is working
running 10.3.9

my problem.....
i have a dlink pcmcia wifi card..it detects it and an icon appears but cant start the card

i have a dlink usb wifi as well..it does not even powerup in either of the usb's.

my 1gb pendrive works, but 8gb does not even power up.

what i intend on doing....
upgrading ram to max

getting wifi working with pcmcia or usb

upgrading os

running windows xp

my questions/help needed......
1.can i upgrade to leopard?
2. where can i get drivers for dlink pcmcia wifi card
3.can i run windows xp..how fast will it be [i use vmware
on my mb with 2gb and its perfect]
4. can anyone suggest the cheapest online place to buy a replacement battery.

i am ready to experiment with any new software /method...i got nithing to lose....

any suggestions / experimentations will do...
thanks in advance

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Sell it for $400 and buy a refurbed MB for $949. The money that you are going to spend on RAM, WiFi, OS and such will almost equal that of a new MB.

I'm an old Powerbook G4 head and let me tell you, for the tasks you're about to undergo, you might as well get the macbook. You're going to be pouring a few hundred into a machine you'll eventually have to replace anyway. Unless you don't have the extra money to buy new or refurb at the moment, I think it would be wise to just buy the Macbook.

The resolution is so good on the Macbook, you won't feel like you got suckered into a cheap machine.

UM, you can't (natively) run windows on a powerbook as it uses powerpc chips, not intel. No chance unless maybe you buy an old copy of microsoft virtual pc for mac someware. But I have a feeling that would be almost prohibitively slow on your machine.

I'm an old Powerbook G4 head and let me tell you, for the tasks you're about to undergo, you might as well get the macbook. You're going to be pouring a few hundred into a machine you'll eventually have to replace anyway. Unless you don't have the extra money to buy new or refurb at the moment, I think it would be wise to just buy the Macbook.

The resolution is so good on the Macbook, you won't feel like you got suckered into a cheap machine.

Sell it for $400 and buy a refurbed MB for $949. The money that you are going to spend on RAM, WiFi, OS and such will almost equal that of a new MB.

Save yourself the headache and get a computer that will last.

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+1 to this, though he will need a battery too, that just about puts him in the range, if not past it.

OP: Get a MB, even if its refurb, you will have so much more than that PB will give you. I have a PB 1.67 it has a bad logic board. I was going to replace the board, but it will cost almost as much as a refurb MB. You have just about as much to spend to get that thing ready as I do.

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